2012 Spring Flowers & Sunset

This gallery contains random photos of domestic flowers and other plants we may refer to as "weeds" that appear in our yard. Plans are to continue to add to the collection as spring, summer and fall progresses. The information about the plants was copied from various sources of which may or may not be correct, viewed and read for your entertainment only.

DSC 9254 Common Blue VIolet Beyond its use as a common lawn and garden plant, Viola sororia has historically been used for food and for medicine. The flowers and leaves are edible, and some sources suggest the roots can also be eaten. The Cherokee used it to treat colds and headaches. Rafinesque, in his Medical Flora, a Manual of the Medical Botany of the United States of North America (1828–1830), wrote of Viola sororia being used by his American contemporaries for coughs, sore throats, and constipation.

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DSC 9254 Common Blue VIolet Beyond its use as a common lawn and garden plant, Viola sororia has historically been used for food and for medicine. The flowers and leaves are edible, and some sources suggest the roots can also be eaten. The Cherokee used it to treat colds and headaches. Rafinesque, in his Medical Flora, a Manual of the Medical Botany of the United States of North America (1828–1830), wrote of Viola sororia being used by his American contemporaries for coughs, sore throats, and constipation.